Regional banks

Hancock in Miss. to buy Capital One's trust and asset management business

12/18/17

The purchase will significantly increase Hancock's assets under management and administration.

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Bank M&A likely to hasten after solid 2017

12/15/17

The number of deals, overall dollar volume and premiums are on pace to top those from a year earlier, giving hope that even more consolidation will take place in 2018.

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Regions Financial names new president

12/13/17

John Turner, the head of the Birmingham, Ala., company's corporate banking group, takes over the president's title from Chairman and CEO Grayson Hall.

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Wintrust in Ill. to buy consumer direct mortgage lender

12/12/17

The company has agreed to buy the operations of Veterans Mortgage in Salt Lake City.

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PacWest in Calif. to exit general cash flow lending

12/11/17

The Los Angeles company will sell $1.6 billion in loans, largely tied to technology and health care, by the end of this year.

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Did Fifth Third just open the door to more bank M&A?

12/07/17

Fifth Third last bought a bank in 2008, but CEO Greg Carmichael says "strategic bank M&A absolutely makes sense," and the Cincinnati bank is poised to clear up a blot on its regulatory record that blocked dealmaking.

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Investors Bancorp in N.J. to cut roughly 100 jobs, close six branches

12/07/17

The company has been working to address an informal agreement with regulators tied to Bank Secrecy Act compliance.

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OCC allows banks in Calf. to close branches in wildfire-hit counties

12/07/17

The fires are raging in Los Angeles and Venture counties, prompting a state of emergency by California's governor.

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Some lenders stand to gain as others leave auto niche

12/07/17

As some lenders exit indirect auto lending, those that stick around have an opportunity to control pricing and reach more customers.

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First Horizon in Tenn. raises cost-cutting goal for Capital Bank deal

12/05/17

The company also set high expectations for revenue opportunities while projecting it will deliver at 15% return on equity in 2019.

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